http://www.virginia.org Events for Petersburg (city) - updated weekly en-us Copyright: 2007(C) Virginia Tourism Corporation, http://www.vatc.org 3/23/2007 10:39:31 AM Petersburg (city) Events http://www.virginia.org/images/valogosmall.gif http://www.virginia.org http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=44088 Pamplin Historical Park commemorates the April 2, 1865 Petersburg Breakthrough. Historians will conduct a tour of the Breakthrough Battlefield at 5:30am. $8 admission includes breakfast. Throughout the day, costumed interpreters will present living history and artillery demonstrations, and a lecture, The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign. Van tours to area battlefields are $5 per person. 3/31/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41662 Brain Steel Wills, professor and author, visits Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier to present “Fort Pillow - Massacre?” at 2:00 p.m. Wills is going to discuss the myths and realities of the April 12, 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow in Henning, Tennessee. Did a massacre actually occur? 4/14/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40335 Stroll the grounds of Historic Battersea and travel back in time as British and American units come together to commemorate the 1781 Battle of Petersburg. Walk through the camps, talk to the men and learn about life in the 18th century. However, do not be surprised if these 18th century soldiers have no comprehension of your 21st century ways. This event is Free to the public. 4/21/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41202 Join Pamplin Historical Park's Executive Director, A. Wilson Greene, on a three-day tour, based in Fredericksburg, highlighting the 1864 Overland Campaign. The tour will visit sites from the battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House and North Anna. The tour includes walks exploring the important landscapes of these critical battles and the historical paths of the armies. 5/10/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40319 Live the life of a Civil War soldier at America's newest participatory experience! Recruits dress in Union or Confederate uniforms, sleep in recreated encampments, and eat Civil War era meals. As privates in the Army, recruits drill with muskets, decode signals, march into skirmishes, participate in medical displays and picket duty, fire mortars and more! 5/26/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41201 Campers are mustered into military service, simulating the life of a soldier in camp and on the battlefield. Campers drill with wooden rifles, participate in cannon role-play, help aim a mortar, and conduct military exercises. Campers learn map reading and survival techniques. Sessions include crafts, games, and planting crops using 19th century tools and methods. 6/19/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41649 Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier invites enthusiasts and families alike to the 11th annual Civil War Weekend. Join living historians and exhibitors from up and down the East Coast as they bring the Civil War era to life with music, games, storytelling, crafts, reenactments, and much more! 6/23/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41201 Campers are mustered into military service, simulating the life of a soldier in camp and on the battlefield. Campers drill with wooden rifles, participate in cannon role-play, help aim a mortar, and conduct military exercises. Campers learn map reading and survival techniques. Sessions include crafts, games, and planting crops using 19th century tools and methods. 6/26/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40319 Live the life of a Civil War soldier at America's newest participatory experience! Recruits dress in Union or Confederate uniforms, sleep in recreated encampments, and eat Civil War era meals. As privates in the Army, recruits drill with muskets, decode signals, march into skirmishes, participate in medical displays and picket duty, fire mortars and more! 7/7/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41201 Campers are mustered into military service, simulating the life of a soldier in camp and on the battlefield. Campers drill with wooden rifles, participate in cannon role-play, help aim a mortar, and conduct military exercises. Campers learn map reading and survival techniques. Sessions include crafts, games, and planting crops using 19th century tools and methods. 7/10/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40319 Live the life of a Civil War soldier at America's newest participatory experience! Recruits dress in Union or Confederate uniforms, sleep in recreated encampments, and eat Civil War era meals. As privates in the Army, recruits drill with muskets, decode signals, march into skirmishes, participate in medical displays and picket duty, fire mortars and more! 7/21/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41201 Campers are mustered into military service, simulating the life of a soldier in camp and on the battlefield. Campers drill with wooden rifles, participate in cannon role-play, help aim a mortar, and conduct military exercises. Campers learn map reading and survival techniques. Sessions include crafts, games, and planting crops using 19th century tools and methods. 7/24/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40319 Live the life of a Civil War soldier at America's newest participatory experience! Recruits dress in Union or Confederate uniforms, sleep in recreated encampments, and eat Civil War era meals. As privates in the Army, recruits drill with muskets, decode signals, march into skirmishes, participate in medical displays and picket duty, fire mortars and more! 8/4/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41201 Campers are mustered into military service, simulating the life of a soldier in camp and on the battlefield. Campers drill with wooden rifles, participate in cannon role-play, help aim a mortar, and conduct military exercises. Campers learn map reading and survival techniques. Sessions include crafts, games, and planting crops using 19th century tools and methods. 8/7/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=40319 Live the life of a Civil War soldier at America's newest participatory experience! Recruits dress in Union or Confederate uniforms, sleep in recreated encampments, and eat Civil War era meals. As privates in the Army, recruits drill with muskets, decode signals, march into skirmishes, participate in medical displays and picket duty, fire mortars and more! 9/1/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=41546 Stroll through the grounds of Blandford Cemetery on All Hallow's Eve, Wednesday, Oct. 31 and enjoy the early history of Petersburg. Living history interpreters will share the unique stories of some of the cemetery's oldest residents. The hour long tours will leave the church reception center every fifteen minutes. Light refreshments will be served. Bring your flashlights! 10/31/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43215 The East Coast Bowl is an annual college All-star football game played at Historic Cameron Field the Saturday after Thanksgiving in Petersburg, VA. This year's game featured players from colleges and universities in 30 different states. All revenue generated from the East Coast Bowl is used to award scholarships to local high school students going to a Division I-AA, II or III college. 11/24/2007 http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=43580 Stroll through Historic Centre Mansion built in 1823 by the Bolling family, located at 1 Centre Hill, Petersburg, Va. Admire the stately examples of architecture and the holiday decorations interpreting the different eras of the residence's occupancy. Enjoy live entertainment and light refreshments. Learn why two presidents visited Centre Hill Mansion, now a historic house museum. Free 12/1/2007